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1 A Guided Tour A Quick Tour 2 The Earth from Space What Does the Weather Look Like? Tell Me about the Weather Satellites That Monitor the Ozone Layer Satellite Pictures of Land and Sea LANDSAT and SPOT Images Can Be Very Pricey Some Sources for Free Images Pictures of the Earth's Oceans And Beneath the Surface Getting the Big Picture-the Earth in Space Software That Simulates Earth Views 3 The Moon Learning about the Moon Images of the Moon Observing the Moon and Its Effects 4 Planets and Moons Basic Resources The Inner Planets: Mercury and Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn The Outer Planets: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto 5 Asteroids and Comets Asteroids and Meteors Comets Halley, Hyakutake, and Hale-Bopp 6 The Sun The Basics of the Sun Solar Research Sunspots and Flares Aurorae Solar Eclipses 7 Other Stars Stellar Basics Double and Variable Stars Finding Stars and Constellations Other Suns, Other Planets 8 Supergiants and Supernovae: The Deaths of Stars Stellar Evolution The Deaths of Normal Stars The Death of Giant Stars: Supernovae 9 Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Black Holes Neutron Stars Pulsars Black Holes 10 Galaxies The Milky Way Other Galaxies Observing Galaxies |
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Nebulae and Clusters History Nebulae Clusters Observing Deep Sky Objects 12 Quasars and Other Oddities Colliding Galaxies Active Galaxies Quasars 13 Cosmology: Beginnings and Endings The Big Bang Evidence for the Big Bang Alternative Theories The Fate of the Universe 14 Explorations on Your Own: Offline Planetarium Software Tours of Some Planetarium Packages Advanced Observing Programs Other Planetarium Software Packages Educational and Other Software Tours of Some Software Packages Other Educational Software 15 Explorations on Your Own: Online Online Services Usenet Newsgroups Mailing Lists Discussions and Chats Finding It on the Web 16 Remote Astronomy over the Internet Publicly Accessible Automated Telescopes Bradford Robotic Telescope University of Iowa Robotic Telescope Remote Access Astronomy Project Eyes on the Skies Solar Telescope Nassau Station Robotic Telescope Older Automated Telescopes MicroObservatory Telescopes in Education Hands-On Universe Other Telescopes 17 Computers and Amateur Astronomy Computer-Controlled Telescopes CCD Cameras Scientific Resources for Amateurs Solar, Lunar, and Planetary Observations Asteroids and Comets Occultations Variable Stars and Supernovae CD-ROM Directory |
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